Sleep issues

Hi Mommas, hoping you might have some insight...my lo turned 1 on 11/21 and for the past couple days has been waking up screaming several times during the night. For the past two nights she's gone to bed around 830 (which is 1 hour later than usual because she took a late 40 min afternoon power nap).
She sleeps until midnight at which she wakes up screaming/crying. If i pick her up or pat her back she usually drifts back to sleep. but 45 minutes to an hour later, the same thing happens. This happened multiple times for the past 3 nights.
She does not have a fever, isn't sick, ate a good dinner and nursed before bed. She is being transitioned to whole milk and daycare is working on transitioning her to a mat for naps and trying to get her down to one nap a day but she usually is still taking 2 40 minute naps/day.
I thought this may be teething so I gave her Motrin at 7pm last night but she did the same thing. Her demeanor is fine (although recently she has become clingy)...
Anyone know what this might be? Is this a bad habit forming? Teething? Separation anxiety? Any advice would be so greatly appreciated!!

Hi Mommas, hoping you might have some insight...my lo turned 1 on 11/21 and for the past couple days has been waking up screaming several times during the night. For the past two nights she's gone to bed around 830 (which is 1 hour later than usual because she took a late 40 min afternoon power nap).
She sleeps until midnight at which she wakes up screaming/crying. If i pick her up or pat her back she usually drifts back to sleep. but 45 minutes to an hour later, the same thing happens. This happened multiple times for the past 3 nights.
She does not have a fever, isn't sick, ate a good dinner and nursed before bed. She is being transitioned to whole milk and daycare is working on transitioning her to a mat for naps and trying to get her down to one nap a day but she usually is still taking 2 40 minute naps/day.
I thought this may be teething so I gave her Motrin at 7pm last night but she did the same thing. Her demeanor is fine (although recently she has become clingy)...
Anyone know what this might be? Is this a bad habit forming? Teething? Separation anxiety? Any advice would be so greatly appreciated!!

My only thought is based on my update from baby centre last week:
Dreams become a reality
Even if your child has been sleeping soundly for months, he may now start waking up again at night. Of course, that can happen at any stage during the baby and toddler years for one reason or another. But one new potential sleep disturbance at this age is dreaming.
Between 12 and 14 months, kids start actively dreaming, and a dream can actually startle your child awake. Sticking to routines and creating a beloved bedtime ritual are a huge help in keeping your toddler's sleep on track.

My only thought is based on my update from baby centre last week:
Dreams become a reality
Even if your child has been sleeping soundly for months, he may now start waking up again at night. Of course, that can happen at any stage during the baby and toddler years for one reason or another. But one new potential sleep disturbance at this age is dreaming.
Between 12 and 14 months, kids start actively dreaming, and a dream can actually startle your child awake. Sticking to routines and creating a beloved bedtime ritual are a huge help in keeping your toddler's sleep on track.

Did the sleep change coincide with the start of the new sleeping arrangement at daycare? If that is the case I might investigate the techniques used to get them to stay still. I can't imagine my 13 month old staying on a mat? I have worked in daycares for many years and this seems amazingly young for me. Also in our state teachers aren't allowed to "make" a child stay on Thier nap map so that maybe why they wait until later... This may not be a factor at all but any kind of negative experience centered around sleep might cause you a problem... Or it may just be a growth spurt. My boys would wake periodically at night and be starving and the dr said this might be the cause? Good luck I know losing sleep is no fun for either of you!

Did the sleep change coincide with the start of the new sleeping arrangement at daycare? If that is the case I might investigate the techniques used to get them to stay still. I can't imagine my 13 month old staying on a mat? I have worked in daycares for many years and this seems amazingly young for me. Also in our state teachers aren't allowed to "make" a child stay on Thier nap map so that maybe why they wait until later... This may not be a factor at all but any kind of negative experience centered around sleep might cause you a problem... Or it may just be a growth spurt. My boys would wake periodically at night and be starving and the dr said this might be the cause? Good luck I know losing sleep is no fun for either of you!

Yea it was happening when they were transitioning her to the map and also when we were introducing whole milk so it may very well have been related to that. She sleeps better now on the mat at daycare than she ever did in the crib so maybe it just took a few days to get used to. She still gets up a few times a night to nurse but at least she's not waking up screaming like she was a couple weeks ago. I'm grateful for that!!

Yea it was happening when they were transitioning her to the map and also when we were introducing whole milk so it may very well have been related to that. She sleeps better now on the mat at daycare than she ever did in the crib so maybe it just took a few days to get used to. She still gets up a few times a night to nurse but at least she's not waking up screaming like she was a couple weeks ago. I'm grateful for that!!

my daughter started doing that but we quickly realized it was because she would wake up and mot be able to find Mr. frog... her blankie. I give it to her and she quickly snuggles up and goes back to sleep.

my daughter started doing that but we quickly realized it was because she would wake up and mot be able to find Mr. frog... her blankie. I give it to her and she quickly snuggles up and goes back to sleep.

I read somewhere that toddlers between 12-18 months still need 2 naps a day. Rylee even takes 3 naps some days. She seems to sleep a lot better when we allow her to take at least 2 naps a day. The days she has day care with the 1 nap a day, she' is just miserable. Screams from the time she gets home till she gets fed and goes to bed immediately after dinner almost.

She did go through a few days of nightmare waking and it passed after a few days. Hopefully it wont last too long for you!

I read somewhere that toddlers between 12-18 months still need 2 naps a day. Rylee even takes 3 naps some days. She seems to sleep a lot better when we allow her to take at least 2 naps a day. The days she has day care with the 1 nap a day, she' is just miserable. Screams from the time she gets home till she gets fed and goes to bed immediately after dinner almost.

She did go through a few days of nightmare waking and it passed after a few days. Hopefully it wont last too long for you!

Thanks. Our sleep struggles continue. I fear I have not taught Sophia to self soothe. We have a bedtime ritual and when I put her down shell stay asleep in the crib but wakes up every 3 hours. She sits up and then stands in her crib calling out for me until I get her. If I try to lay her back down and pat her back she screams until I pick her up. Then I have to hold her until she falls into a deep enough sleep so that I can put her back into her crib. Repeat cycle every 3 hours. How can I break this habit? Is CIO the only option? (I'd rather not have to do this) but now I wonder if this is the only way to get more sleep at night. Any ideas or suggestions would be so greatly appreciated.

Thanks. Our sleep struggles continue. I fear I have not taught Sophia to self soothe. We have a bedtime ritual and when I put her down shell stay asleep in the crib but wakes up every 3 hours. She sits up and then stands in her crib calling out for me until I get her. If I try to lay her back down and pat her back she screams until I pick her up. Then I have to hold her until she falls into a deep enough sleep so that I can put her back into her crib. Repeat cycle every 3 hours. How can I break this habit? Is CIO the only option? (I'd rather not have to do this) but now I wonder if this is the only way to get more sleep at night. Any ideas or suggestions would be so greatly appreciated.

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